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Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X::Elon Musk created a poll on Saturday asking users to vote on whether Alex Jones should be reinstated. After the majority voted "Yes," the conspiracy theorist best known for calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax was given his X account back.

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[–] SnuggleSnail@ani.social 78 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Twitter turning into Truth Social?

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As far as I'm concerned it's already there. 70% of respondents wanted Alex Jones unbanned.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you believe Elron didn’t just make up whatever results he wanted. I watched it and the ratio didn’t change at all in the last 800,000 votes, which seems a little weird.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Trust nothing from Musky. Its either lies, stock manipulation or lies.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like that poll goes to everyone, it goes to musk's followers first and foremost.

[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Musk's posts go to everyone I'm pretty sure. Many people unfollowed him and he didn't like that, so now you get his excretes whether you want to or not.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I see a merger in the future. They can complete the circle of bullshit and nonsense like the dragon 69ing its tail

[–] nocturne213@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our Rob or Ross?

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Red Dwarf reference?

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

.si ti haeY

[–] nocturne213@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nodnol? Where in the world is Nodnol?

[–] objectionist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

London, but its opposite day

[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah it makes total sense. It's a fantastic way to make sure you only get the most gullible, hardcore idiots that are easy to make money off.

It's like those longer running scams. They have built in mechanisms to find the best marks, by disqualifying anyone who might not be easy to convince early.

Same here. If you cultivate a crowd of conspiracy theorists, that have a proven track record of being easily swayed not by evidence but by lack of evidence, then you got the full-day morons eating from your hand.